CVE-2006-1833 describes a vulnerability in the Intel RNG Driver within NetBSD versions 1.6 through 3.0. The driver may incorrectly detect the pchb interface, leading to the generation of predictable, non-random numbers. This flaw has a CVSS score of 2.6 (low severity), indicating a network-based attack with high access complexity, potentially allowing remote attackers to more easily crack encryption keys. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this decade-old vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.6:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:netbsd:netbsd:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
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